Veronika Schmidt
.jpg) Schmidt in 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 August 1952 Harzgerode, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 1 – (1982) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (27th in 1982) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Veronika Hesse (née Schmidt; born 24 August 1952 in Harzgerode) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed from 1974 to 1982. She won two 4 × 5 km relay medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in Lake Placid and a bronze in Innsbruck.
Schmidt also won a complete set medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 20 km (1980), a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay (1974), and a bronze in the 4 × 5 km relay (1982).
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
[edit]- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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| 1976 | 23 | 12 | 8 | Bronze |
| 1980 | 27 | 7 | 8 | Gold |
World Championships
[edit]- 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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| 1974 | 21 | — | 5 | N/a | Silver |
| 1978 | 25 | — | 20 | 8 | — |
| 1980 | 27 | N/a | N/a | Gold | N/a |
| 1982 | 29 | 14 | 20 | 9 | Bronze |
World Cup
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | Overall |
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| 1982 | 30 | 27 |
Team podiums
[edit]- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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| 1 | 1981–82 | 24 February 1982 |  Oslo, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Sölter / Anding / Petzold |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
[edit]- ^ "Veronika HESSE". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
External links
[edit]- Veronika Hesse at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (1980–1982)
- Veronika Schmidt at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (1974)
- World Championship results (in German)
- Veronika Schmidt at Olympics.com
- Veronika Hesse at Olympic.org (archived)
- Veronika Schmidt-Hesse at Olympedia
- Veronika Schmidt-Hesse at InterSportStats
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- Olympic gold medalists for East Germany
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